Tagged With "Well Path"
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34th annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment
The 34 th annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, will take place January 26-31 st at the recently renovated Town and County Hotel in Mission Valley. We expect upwards to 2000 professionals from 30 or more countries. Once again this year we are offering a reduced registration rate for the entire conference to San Diego professionals who would like to attend. Attached is a copy of the advance brochure and a flyer outlining how your staff can take advantage...
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Affordable Housing, Healthcare for All Among Atkins Bills Advancing in Legislature (eastcountymagazine.org)
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed nine bills authored by Sen. Toni Atkins, including SB 2 – the Building Homes and Jobs Act – which would create a permanent source of funding for affordable housing. Also advancing out of the Appropriations Committee were SB 179 – the Gender Recognition Act – which would make it easier for transgender, nonbinary and intersex Californians to obtain state-issued identity documents that reflect who they truly are, and SB 562 – the Healthy...
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Affordable Housing, Healthcare for All Among Atkins Bills Advancing in Legislature (eastcountymagazine.org)
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed nine bills authored by Sen. Toni Atkins, including SB 2 – the Building Homes and Jobs Act – which would create a permanent source of funding for affordable housing. Also advancing out of the Appropriations Committee were SB 179 – the Gender Recognition Act – which would make it easier for transgender, nonbinary and intersex Californians to obtain state-issued identity documents that reflect who they truly are, and SB 562 – the Healthy...
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Alive and Well: Moving Missouri Toward Grass-Roots and System-Wide Change
On the eastern edge of Missouri, leaders of the Alive and Well network had generated a robust media campaign to help people understand the impact of trauma and toxic stress on health and well-being. There was a monthly column in an African-American newspaper, spots about toxic stress and resilience on urban radio stations and weekly public service features on the NBC affiliate, with physicians, clergy and teachers advocating ways to “be alive and well.” Two hundred and fifty miles to the...
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San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative (COI) Mini-Grant Webinar on Monday, May 7 at 11:00am
Hello Partners, We’re excited to announce that the San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative (COI) is requesting applications for our third round of environmental change mini-grants! The total award amount is $5,700 and grant awards may range between $500 and $5,700. The deadline to apply is June 8, 2018 by 5:00pm. Registration is now open for the COI Mini-Grant Webinar on Monday, May 7 at 11:00am. We will be reviewing the application process, providing tips for submitting a strong...
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San Diego County's Answer to School Stability for Students in Foster Care [chronicleofsocialchange.org]
It seems obvious that keeping kids in their home school with their peer group – a concept known as “school stability”– is a key ingredient in the recipe for academic success for students in foster care. Research shows that on average, children lose four to six months of learning each time they change schools. This is especially acute for high school students, who run into issues obtaining the credits they need to graduate or may have to re-take classes due to coursework alignment issues. For...
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San Diego Trauma Informed Guide Team May 5, 2017 Meeting Minutes
It was great to see all the new, and returning, faces at our Guide Team meeting on May 5th! We had 38 attendees! See the meeting minutes below (and attached), as well as the PowerPoint and handouts from the Addressing Islamophobia presentation. Introductions – Included welcome of new members and the addition of sharing what brings you to the meeting Trauma Informed Journey - Addressing Islamophobia and its Impact on Children, using a Trauma-Informed Lens presented by Lallia Allali, Linda K.
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MARC Booklet 2016: Features San Diego
Hi All! Please find attached the 2016 booklet for the Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) project, including San Diego and the other 13 communities that have been selected to participate in this 2 year learning collaborative. This is a great summary of the work happening in all 14 communities across the country. Harmonium, Inc, the San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team, and ALL of us play a pivotal role in advancing the resilience building movement across our community.
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Meet The Man Helping To Shelter Mid-City’s Homeless (kpbs.org)
The group of business organizations, nonprofits and elected officials tapped Jessie Angeles Jr. to serve as a homeless outreach specialist in the City Heights and North Park neighborhoods. Angeles' job is to regularly roam hot spots in the communities and offer assistance to those living without a home. "North Park and City Heights — there’s limited amount of resources that can assist people that are experiencing homelessness," said Angeles, who is employed by People Assisting The Homeless ,...
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Broadening Your Network and Identifying Partners for More Resilient, Healthier Communities
Who should you partner with to create lasting change through resilience in your community? The Building Community Resilience (BCR) initiative aims to address, prevent, and reduce the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adverse community environments (ACEs) on children’s health and wellbeing ( The “Pair of ACEs” ). An essential element of the successes of BCR’s five test sites around the country has been strategic collaborations. In your work to build resilience, identifying...
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Carbajal Helps Local Youth Resolve Conflict Through Accountability and Communication (livewellsd.org)
For youth in underserved San Diego neighborhoods, Francisco Carbajal is a turnaround specialist. He has a gift for diverting at-risk students away from the juvenile justice system and toward a path to educational achievement and community leadership. Francisco manages the Restorative Community Conferencing (RCC) Program at the National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) as part of the organization’s celebrated “Avoiding the Pipeline to Prison” Initiative. With strong support from regional law...
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City camp could be San Diego's homeless solution (sandiegouniontribune.com)
The time has come for us to seek out a realistic way to manage our worsening problem of people living on the streets of our city and to do so in a manner that best serves our city’s entire population of 1.35 million. With this in mind, we propose the establishment of “Camp Hope San Diego” on city-owned land adjacent to Brown Field. Camp Hope San Diego — the vision forward: • No homeless camping or loitering would be allowed anywhere in the city of San Diego, except within the jurisdiction of...
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Community Engagement Forums: Health, Human Services Agency
Health and Human Services Agency - Behavioral Health Services Do you have input on Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drug Services in your community? If yes, please plan to attend one of the Community Engagement Forums below. With your input we can improve the path to better health! All forums will be the same format and it is only necessary to attend one. Please visit BHSforums.eventbrite.com to register online or you may register by calling Gina Brown at (619) 563-2762. Please RSVP for...
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Community Impacts Chula Vista Through Volunteerism (Live Well San Diego)
On Saturday, October 20 th , I Love A Clean San Diego and the City of Chula Vista held a dynamic community cleanup event called Beautify Chula Vista Day, organized and made strong by hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers. Celebrating its 16th year in 2018, this event has made an extensive impact on the City of Chula Vista as a whole, having reached over 12 focus areas with plans to continue on its path to make a difference for the future. Each year continues to be successful with the help of...
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Effort to prevent career criminals expanding ~ San Diego diversion program to focus on homelessness, drug offenses (SanDiegoUnionTribune.com)
City Attorney Jan Goldsmith (Nelvin C. Cepeda) A San Diego program focused on preventing early offenders from becoming career criminals is expanding to include minor drug offenses and illegal lodging charges brought against homeless people. The one year old criminal diversion program lets people avoid jail time and a criminal record for low-level misdemeanors if they complete two days of community service and pay a $120 fine. It's been touted as a national model and recently received a...
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*Tonier Cain, Keynote Speaker* 2019 San Diego County Wellness & Recovery Summit
From: Judi Holder [ Judi.Holder@riinternational.com ] Registration is NOW OPEN! 2019 San Diego County Wellness & Recovery Summit Click HERE to register Cost Free Date and Time Wed, March 20, 2019 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM PDT Add to Calendar Location Marina Village Conference Center - Seaside Room 1936 Quivira Way San Diego, CA 92109 View Map The speakers, presentations and success stories will all center around the concepts of advocacy on a personal and/or system level. About this Event San...
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Trauma Screenings Advisory Group (AB 340) Hosts First Meeting
On Friday, April 20, 2018, the AB 340 Workgroup, otherwise known as the Trauma Screenings Advisory Group, met for the first time to discuss the legislative charge to update, amend, or develop, if appropriate, tools and protocols for screening children for trauma as defined, within the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit in Medi-Cal. Both Children Now and Center for Youth Wellness were appointed members of the Trauma Screenings Advisory Workgroup, and we...
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UPDATE!!: March 25th Workshop for Crime Prevention and Recidivism Reduction Services RFSQ 7191
Please see this exciting update about upcoming one-on-one sessions available for the District Attorney's Office Request For Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ #7191). They are really working hard to make sure that community partners, mentors, counselors, social services practitioners, small businesses, etc. who are interested can get on the approved “consultant list”. To secure a spot , please send Grace Liu an email ( grace.liu@sdcda.org ) with your times of availability between 2:00 p.m. –...
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San Diego Youth Services embraces a trauma-informed approach; kids do better, staff stay longer, programs more effective
December 14, 2014 By Alicia St. Andrews Original post: http://acestoohigh.com/2014/12...effective/#more-3709 Staff of the San Diego Youth Services TAY Academy welcome all Transition Age Youth (TAY) to drop-in. Left to right: Vanessa Arteaga, Indie...
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San Diego Youth Services embraces a trauma-informed approach; kids do better, staff stay longer, programs more effective
Staff of the San Diego Youth Services TAY Academy welcome all Transition Age Youth (TAY) to drop-in. Left to right: Vanessa Arteaga, Indie Landrum, Stephen Carroll, and Gillian Leal. In 2010, 16-year-old Indie Landrum ran away from an unstable home...
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San Francisco Dept of Public Health Trauma-Informed Systems Initiative
From Jane Stevens.... I thought you might be interested in taking a look at the 2014 year in review from the SF Dept of Public Health's Trauma-Informed Systems Initiative. It's attached, below. The Department made the commitment to...
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SD County Trauma-Informed Guide Team sets county on solid path to resilience
T his is a story of how, in six short years, a relatively small group of people inspired, motivated, and induced a community to turn the approach to helping children and adults who experience domestic violence, mental illness, substance abuse,...
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SD-TIGT May 1, 2015 Meeting Minutes
San Diego Trauma Informed Guide Team May 1, 2015 12:30pm-2:00pm Meeting Notes Mission Statement: To promote the development and provision of trauma-informed services in San Diego County’s agencies and systems through collaboration, advocacy and education to achieve transformation. I. Present: Stephen Carroll – San Diego Youth Services Betsy Knight – HHSA BHS ...
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So you know about ACEs...Turn your AHA! into Action!
Spring is the time for rebirth and new beginnings! As we look around, we can observe nature around us awakening after a long winter sleep. A true sign of resilience. At Origins , we have been lucky enough to create a space for growth and learning for both groups and individuals who work towards creating environments of healing and resilience over the winter months. After completing the first round of The Resilience Champion Certificate of 2018, we have 23 graduates putting their action plans...
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Free San Diego Events sponsored by Parents & Caregivers for Wellness
Parents & Caregivers for Wellness, a collaborative project to strengthen the voice of parents and caregivers and improve services and supports for families, is presenting two events in San Diego: Empowering Professionals on September 13, 2019 from 9a - 3p (for professionals) Supporting Parents/Caregivers on September 14, 2019 from 9a - 3p (for Caregivers) Please see attached flyers for details and information about Parents & Caregivers for Wellness.
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From One Survivor to Another, Helping Survivors of Human Trafficking Escape and Stay Safe [sandiegotribune.com]
By Lisa Deaderick, The San Diego Tribune, December 22, 2019 Marjorie Saylor remembers a woman who was looking for help leaving her trafficker. The woman was pregnant and waiting for a bed at a shelter to open up, but she had to wait on the street, alone and in the cold. Her trafficker found her and took her with him. “I never heard from her again. She only had a week left to go before her bed opened up, but the two weeks she toughed it out waiting on the street kept her in harm’s reach,”...
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Healing A Mother’s Pain By Forgiving A Killer (kpbs.org)
At 1:30 in the morning in May of 2012, Bevelynn Bravo was woken by a knock on the door. Two detectives had come to tell her that her son was dead. Her 21-year-old son, Jaime Bravo Jr., was stabbed and left to die as he walked out of friend’s house in City Heights. As a volunteer first responder for the San Diego Compassion Project since 2010, Bravo had become accustomed to dealing with tragedy at a crime scene. She offered emotional and administrative support to the families of homicide...
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Home offers mentally ill a new path to recovery (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac in an Escondido neighborhood, a group of mostly Jewish adults with mental illness are gradually taking back their lives. Chesed Home — “chesed” is Hebrew for “loving kindness”, is a 12-bed board-and-care center for the Jewish mentally ill. Its mission is to help residents build the self-sufficiency, working, coping and social skills to permanently transition to independent living. Since Chesed Home opened three years ago, nearly half of its 20 residents have...
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How One Connection at CYW’s ACEs Conference Sparked Awareness into Action
Origins offers a number of training and consulting services. We developed The Basics as a half-day session to provide the foundation to support trauma-informed and resilience practices across sectors and industries. The session includes an overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, the neurobiology of toxic stress, the impact of social and historical trauma, and the science of resilience. We have tested The Basics with two cross-sector audiences, in Los Angeles and Phoenix.
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Life Skills Program Turns Probation Into Opportunity (countynewscenter.com)
Six probation youth, including former gang members, are putting themselves on a path to a brighter future with a new Life Skills program that exposes them to positive options and helps them prepare for a successful transition back into the community. The program is offered to high risk youth ages 16 to 19 by San Diego County Probation, San Diego Police Department and STAR/PAL , a nonprofit that connects members of law enforcement with children from low-income or troubled homes. On Tuesday,...
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Re: SD County ACEs-, Trauma-Informed and Resilience-Building Time Line
Here are some more dates to add: 2015: Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) Grant awarded to San Diego (as one of fourteen communities from across the country to now have an opportunity to expand their innovative work in addressing childhood adversity through a new project launched by The Health Federation of Philade lphia , with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The California Endowment. ) 2015: City of San Diego passes unanimously the Resolution of Support...
